Pinless clothesline



Oct. 21, 1930. i Y L. F. MARTIN I IPINLESS CLOTHESLINE Filed Aug. 29, 1929 elf tummy.

15 members may be removed and replaced'by Patented Oct. 21 19 3.0

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- LLOYDIF. MARTIN, F 1 3111 5 N C j Y I ZEINLESS cto'rnnstmn I Application filed August 29;*1929 -fsri 1'110.; 339,243; I I i This invention relates to clothes lines, and'il aims-to provide a clothes line of the pinless I .zcomprising :a; length of :wire material. :bent, 5

type and embodying links so Constructed that articles to be dried on the'line, may be fri c-" 5 tionally held within the loops of the links.

An important object of theinvention is to arranged in parallel spaced relation with'each the minimum amount of space. V I v V A further object of the invention is to provide removable spacing, membersbetween parallel line sections so that the spacing longer or'shorter spacing members, thereby adapting the clothes line for use in supporting articles .of variousweights and sizes. I

' 'Astill further object of the inventionis to provide loop members or hangers at the ends of the line, so constructed that they will pre- 1.

vent twisting or turning of thezline while in i w eachflotheri the oifsets"l1 1 of the links are" w arranged in staggered relation with respect 'toeach other, -so thatthe articles 'hangingg use. I v 'With the foregoing and View, which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement ofparts andin the details of construction.hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of vthe: invention herein disclosed, maybe made'within the scope of what is claimed, without departing,

from the spiritof the invention;

- Referring tothe drawing: 7

s Figure 1 is a perspectivevi the invention. I II I Figure 2 is an enlargedperspective view illustrating one end of the clothes line;

Figurefi is an enlarged perspective view of one endof a modified form of clothes line.v 'Referring' to the 'drawingin detail,v the clothes .linefembo'dies a pair of lineseetions 5 and 6 respectively, the line'sections being arranged in parallel spaced relation witheach' 7 other, as clearlyshown by the drawing, and

1 while I'have shown two line sections aslheld in parallel spaced relation {with :eachfother, the number-of parallel line sections may .be I varied to meet the requirementsfjof use, withthereof, anda pair oflegmembers 18, oneiend gofthaleng'thof .wvirek natrial beingformed I provide a clothes line including line sections c jntoia loop -9, while';the. opposite {end isf b'ent fl around. theqloop .9,.at r10, securingthecends other, so that themaximumnumber of arti- 1o cles may be supported by the clothes line'in other objects in Y ew illustrating a'clothes lineconstructed in aceo d theiscope ofthe invention. Each' j-llne- Y I tion embodies a plurality :.of links,' each link' upon itself to provide a loop Tat one end together.

c- ,The I leg members 7 v leach; other to form grippingisurfacesr where" .;they contact one of the leg. members being offset =;as Mill -providing aneye :or all e1 9 Ijriassembling the l1ne, "the loop g llat one end :ofone link memberis :interlockedWith form HQLZGODtiIIllOIlS Lilinfi. zOn arranging the line sections inparallel spaced relation wgithl.

on: one line section will not interfere'with'i the articles hanging on the adjacent l ine se c -v tlOIL line sections will be held'in proper spaced:

sections will be held in their proper sup- I The reference character 12 designates spacing members ,whi'ch are formed of} lengths, of wire having hooks 13- at their I ends to be hooked over adjacent links, in a I manner as shown by F igure 2 so that the],

relation at all times." Connected with the? v endlinks of the chain sections,'are'hanger 1 loops 14 which are substantially, U- shaped, the 'free ends thereof being 1 formed with I I openingsthrough which the wiremateriah o of which the links areconstructed, is passed. 7

Thus it will be seen that when thesehangersloopsare positioned over hooks such as:

shown by Figure '1' of the drawing,.thel..linef f ..9i' -porting positions and will be prevented twisting. v

- fWhenit is desiredjto space the-linesec; tions, at suchv distances apart as to support heavy articles such as -blaiiketsf or the 111 s,;

the loopfl of-the adjacent link; member to.

the spacing members 12 may be removed and replaced by longer spacingmembers.

In the modified form or" the invention as illustrated by Figure 3, a spacing member '15 is shown and embodies a length of wire formed with openings in its ends to receive the links of theline sections top-ermanently secure" the spacing-members ofthis form of 7 line, to the links.

Iclaim: p I 1 p 1. A pinless clothes line "embodying line sections arranged in parallel spaced relation V with each other, each section embodying links, each link pri i eeleneth f'Wi-r 15 material bent upon itself to provide end loops and leg members twisted together providing gripping surfaces to grip articles there.-v between; and removable spacingiimembers ibetweenthe line sections. i in 2.-Apinless clothes line'embodying line sectionsarrangediin parallel spaced relation L with each. I other, earch" section embodying V Plinks'yeach link-comprising a length ofwire .i r

material bent uponi'itself to provide end lo'ops; the end loops of onelink being-interlockedwith the-end loops of the adjacent "links,-eachofsaid links having leg members i twistedaround each other to providegrip- Y ping surfaces', one of the leg members of each link having an offset portion defining i i "an eye "to permit 7 the articles to be moved between the gripping surfaces, and Jthe Iofl- 7 "set portions oiythe line sections *beingfar ranged in staggered relation with each other.

i In testimony IthatTI;'claim ithe foregoing V as mys-ow n, I have hereto afii ied my signai 1 ,g sm'YiyF, 1 

